“Shelby American has been pushing the performance envelope since 1962”

“Shelby American has been pushing the performance envelope since 1962,”
said Joe
Conway, Co-CEO of Carroll Shelby International and CEO of Shelby
American. “The success of our 50th Anniversary Shelby Super
Snake, Shelby F-150 and Shelby Cobra programs have fueled a desire to
stretch our team in new ways. The wide body Shelby Super Snake concept
vehicle is a glimpse at our next generation track focused car, as well
as a demonstration of Shelby American’s vitality.”

The concept car will also be unveiled to the public at the 5th
Annual Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show on May 20, 2017, in the
same location where it was introduced to the media. It will be displayed
along with the recently announced pre-title Shelby F-150 Super Snake
truck.

“Shelby American’s wide body option for the previous generation Super
Snake was very popular because it put more rubber under the car to
improve traction for drag racing,” said Gary
Patterson, Shelby American President. “The current Shelby Super
Snake emphasizes handling much more than the last model, which required
a new approach with this concept. Instead of being optimized for
straight line performance, the Super Snake wide body concept provides
more grip on all four corners. It was designed to give drivers a serious
competitive edge on the road course.”

The wide body concept began with the popular 50th Anniversary
Shelby Super Snake. Powered by a supercharged Ford 5.0L V8 engine,
Shelby American added a fully adjustable coil over suspension system,
bigger brakes, hardened wheel studs, stronger spindles and hubs, as well
as a more aggressive wheel and tire package to put all 750 horsepower to
the road.

“Adding approximately four inches to the car’s rear track and two and
half to the front, opened up new opportunities to maximize handling,”
said Vince LaViolette, Shelby American Vice President of Operations and
Chief Test Driver. “The fully adjustable coil over suspension and the
enormous Brembo braking system, along with wider wheels and tires
significantly change the car’s driving dynamics. This provides more grip
for later braking and earlier acceleration out of corners. It will
deliver more communication to the driver and better absorb track
imperfections. The wide body Super Snake concept is every road racer’s
dream.”

The “Lightning Blue” Shelby Super Snake concept includes:

Performance equipment

Shelby spec track suspension

Rear lower control arms

Performance spindle & control arms

Brembo Shelby brake system with 16” rotors and six piston calipers in
the front 14” rotors and four piston calipers in the rear

The wide body Shelby Super Snake was designed and built at Shelby
American’s facility in Las Vegas. If the wide body concept goes into
production, it will be available worldwide with the package registered
in the official Shelby
Registry.

For more information about the 50th Anniversary Shelby Super
Snake, visit www.Shelby.com.